very cool illustration of ranked choice voting and how it worked in Maine’s gubernatorial Democratic primary
via Reddit
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El Salvador's President Bukele is reportedly preparing to arrest the journalists who have reported on the secret deals Bukele struck with Salvadoran gangs that have enabled his consolidation of power.
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- #journalism #politics
Read · Apr 22, 2025
- “Watching 'Andor' Is No Substitute for Actual Resistance” — The New York Times · #politics
Campaign finance complaint filed regarding Coinbase
Last week, Public Citizen’s Rick Claypool and I filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission based on my research into apparent campaign finance violations by the Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange.
Read the full complaint and my updated article.
The two candidates in today’s primaries that received substantial backing from cryptocurrency PACs both won their primaries.
1. John Curtis defeated Trent Staggs in the Republican Utah Senate primary, with the help of $1.7 million in crypto industry funding.
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Issue 60 – Raging in favor of the machine
The crypto industry jumps on the Trump train.
Read · Jun 14, 2024
- “Crypto bros are the most powerful new donor class—Trump's SF fundraiser proved it” — The San Francisco Standard · #crypto-lobby · #donald-trump · #politics · #tech-industry
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Issue 59 – Hot damn, this is going to get interesting quickly
Are US legislators warming to crypto? The SEC approves Ethereum ETPs, and a crypto bill gets through the House.
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Cryptocurrency companies have raised over $115 million to influence US elections this cycle, and they’re just getting started
As election season kicks into high gear, we need to watch how cryptocurrency companies are influencing US politics.
"Americans aren't confident in crypto. The crypto industry, however, says crypto is very important to Americans."
great to see such hard-hitting journalism from Politico
